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The leader of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah cast the insurgency against the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad as a facade designed to weaken Iran’s regional access and make “changes to the map”, vowing to stay in Syria until it could “defeat the apostate project.”

United States State Department spokesman John Kirby denies any United States role in clashes between the SDF/YPG and Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army rebels west of Mare, and says that the clashes 'can only give new oxygen to IS.'

The Free Syrian Army is systematically destroying defences around Sheikh Issa, as both sides know it's a keystone protecting the Tell Rifaat region. Doing that, the Free Syrian Army is also neutralising and firing at many sniper positions that are crucial in allowing its fighters to assert control over the eastern part of Sheikh Issa.